Communication apparatus, method for controlling communication apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

Abstract

A communication apparatus, when it perform data communication using a master base station and a secondary base station, stops communication with the secondary base station, confirms with a user whether or not the data communication is to continue in a case where communication with the secondary base station is stopped, and in a case where it was confirmed that the data communication is not continue, stops communication with the master base station.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A communication apparatus comprising:
 a communication unit configured to perform data communication using a master base station and a secondary base station; 
 a first stopping unit configured to stop communication with the secondary base station when the communication unit is performing the data communication using the master base station and the secondary base station; 
 a confirming unit configured to confirm with a user whether or not the data communication is to continue in a case where communication with the secondary base station is stopped by the first stopping unit; and 
 a second stopping unit configured to stop communication with the master base station in a case where the confirming unit confirmed that the data communication is not to continue. 
 
     
     
       2. The communication apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a determining unit configured to determine whether or not communication with the master base station needs to continue, 
 wherein when communication with the secondary base station is stopped by the first stopping unit, in a case where the determining unit determined that communication with the master base station does not need to continue, the confirming unit confirms with the user whether or not to continue the data communication. 
 
     
     
       3. The communication apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a determining unit configured to determine whether or not communication with the master base station needs to continue, 
 wherein in a case where the confirming unit confirmed that the data communication is not to continue, the first stopping unit stops communication with the secondary base station, and 
 after communication with the secondary base station is stopped by the first stopping unit, in a case where the determining unit determined that communication with the master base station does not need to continue, the second stopping unit stops communication with the master base station. 
 
     
     
       4. The communication apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein
 in a case where the communication apparatus is not executing a service that requires cellular network communication, the determining unit determines that communication with the master base station does not need to continue. 
 
     
     
       5. The communication apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein
 in a case where a remaining time required for data communication is longer than a predetermined time, the determining unit determines that communication with the master base station does not need to continue. 
 
     
     
       6. The communication apparatus according to  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a notifying unit configured to, in a case where communication with the secondary base station was stopped by the first stopping unit, notifying the master base station that communication with the secondary base station was stopped, 
 wherein the determining unit determines whether or not communication with the master base station needs to continue after the notifying unit gives the notification. 
 
     
     
       7. The communication apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the confirming unit confirms whether or not the data communication is to continue by displaying a predetermined screen on a display unit and allowing a user to select whether or not to continue the data communication. 
 
     
     
       8. The communication apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the master base station and the secondary base station are each a base station that performs communication compliant with 3GPP standards. 
 
     
     
       9. The communication apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the communication apparatus is a digital camera that includes an image capturing function, and the communication unit transmits captured image data obtained by the image capturing function. 
 
     
     
       10. A method for controlling communication apparatus, the method comprising:
 performing data communication using a master base station and a secondary base station; 
 stopping communication with the secondary base station when the data communication is being performed using the master base station and the secondary base station; 
 confirming with a user whether or not the data communication is to continue in a case where communication with the secondary base station is stopped; and 
 stopping communication with the master base station in a case where it was confirmed that the data communication is not to continue. 
 
     
     
       11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing a computer to execute a method for controlling a communication apparatus, the method comprising:
 performing data communication using a master base station and a secondary base station; 
 stopping communication with the secondary base station when the data communication is being performed using the master base station and the secondary base station; 
 confirming with a user whether or not the data communication is to continue in a case where communication with the secondary base station is stopped; and 
 stopping communication with the master base station in a case where it was confirmed that the data communication is not to continue.